katabolic
- a word derived from katabolism.
Example Sentences
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Anabolic: the constructive change from food material to animal tissue: see katabolic.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
May not the ecbolic period in men be compared to the menstrual period in women, and be an example of the greater katabolic activity of men?
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism by Ellis, Havelock
Metabolism: is transformation: the whole process or series of changes of food into tissue and cell-substance and of these latter into waste products the first of these changes being anabolic, the second katabolic.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Violent emotions of anger, hate, despair and grief, are katabolic, poisonous and harmful; they tear down and destroy life.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Edson, Milan C.
These chemical changes are of various kinds, but the great source of heat is the katabolic process, known as oxidation.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
